Estetika Gerak Tari Sintren Pemalang: Transformasi Ritual ke Pertunjukan dan Implikasinya dalam Pendidikan Budaya
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https://doi.org/10.31004/basicedu.v10i4.11921Keywords:
tari sintren, estetika gerak, pergeseran budaya, pendidikan budayaAbstract
Tari Sintren Pemalang sebagai kesenian tradisional pesisir utara Jawa telah mengalami transformasi estetika gerak yang signifikan dari era pra-kolonial hingga era digitalisasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis pergeseran estetika gerak Tari Sintren Pemalang beserta implikasinya dalam pendidikan budaya. Berbeda dari kajian terdahulu yang mengkaji Sintren pada dimensi ritual dan religi, penelitian ini menawarkan kebaruan konseptual mengenai estetika gerak serta jenis Sinten sebagai arena analisis perubahan makna budaya seni pertunjukan tradisional Indonesia. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif etnografi, studi literatur, dan analisis deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa estetika gerak Sintren Klasik mengalami pergeseran dari karakter spontan-sakral menuju bentuk terstruktur yang berorientasi hiburan atau Sintren Mbarang yang lebih responsif terhadap modernisasi, globalisasi, serta perubahan kebutuhan masyarakat. Secara praktis, temuan ini berkontribusi pada pengembangan model pembelajaran seni berbasis kearifan lokal yang menempatkan transformasi budaya sebagai materi pembelajaran kritis, bukan sekadar objek pelestarian budaya lokal di tengah arus globalisasi
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